Planning a pregnancy may be easier for the female in a relationship; however, a man can improve the health of his sperm, calculate ovulation and advocate for increased sexual intercourse with his partner. Try these methods to get a woman pregnant.

Steps

Part 1

Increasing Sperm Count

1

Start trying to have a baby while you are young. Although some people think a “biological clock” explains a women’s window to get pregnant, men have a harder time getting women pregnant after 40.

After 50, a man’s sperm count can be extremely reduced, depending upon genetics and other factors.

2

Do not consume more than 1 to 2 drinks per day. Doctors suggest 5 to 7 drinks a week is the most you can consume without affecting sperm count.

However, other drugs may also have this side effect. Read the literature describing the medication and ask your doctor, if you are trying to get a woman pregnant.

Part 2

Planning Sexual Intercourse

1

Ask the woman to stop taking birth control pills or using other birth control devices.

Ideally, she should stop taking the pills 1 to 2 months before she wants to conceive. Different women will process the hormones differently.

If a woman is using an intrauterine device (IUD), she will need to get it surgically removed several months before trying to conceive a child.

2

Refrain from using condoms and spermicide during sexual intercourse.

Avoid using over the counter lubes, since they can decrease the chances of conception.

3

Learn the woman's menstrual cycle. You should learn both the beginning and ending dates of her period.

Period lengths vary greatly.

Some women are irregular, having their period at different times each month.

4

Calculate ovulation. Ovulation usually occurs approximately 14 days after the first full day of bleeding of the woman’s last period.

If a woman has a longer cycle, then it can be 20 days after the first day of her last period.[3]

5

Increase sexual intercourse the week prior to ovulation. Approximately 1 week after her menstrual cycle, you should increase unprotected sexual activity.[4]

Sperm can stay alive inside the woman’s body for up to 6 days.

The more you have intercourse during this period, the more likely there will be viable sperm during the conception window.

The egg is viable for conception in the time between being released and traveling from the fallopian tubes into the uterus.

Starting to have sex after the egg is released will reduce your chances of conception. The egg will die approximately 1 day after ovulation.

Part 3

Tips for Conceiving

1

Consult your doctor if you are worried about infertility, after 1 year of well timed, unprotected sex.

2

Try fertility treatments, if your doctor recommends them. You and your partner may want to get tested.

3

Have sex at least 3 times per week. Seek the help of a relationship counselor, if you or your partner has a sex drive that is too low to conceive a child.

4

Buy an ovulation prediction kit. Get your partner to test herself to find out when she is ovulating over several months. The more you know about their body, the more you can plan intercourse during the 6 days before the egg drops.

5

Reduce stress in your life. Both men and women find it harder to conceive in high stress situations. If you have put a lot of stress on yourself to have a baby, it may be working against you.

Seek a counselor, try meditation or get involved with another of your favorite activities.

The healthiest decision is then to avoid pregnancy until both of you are ready. Otherwise, you risk creating an emotional rift in your relationship. Pregnancy and children are life changing decisions. Forcing it to happen may cause the unwilling partner to feel deceived, let down, strained, shocked, and angry.

Probably the most convincing speculation points to "doggy style" (the woman on hands and knees with the man behind), since the penis penetrates farther and the sperm doesn't have to fight gravity. However, there isn't any solid evidence on the subject, so don't feel you need to try something you don't enjoy.

Some sperm will, but some should still reach the uterus. Lying down for 15 minutes after sex is a well-known strategy to minimize this happening. It's worth a try, but we don't have enough evidence to say for sure whether it helps.

There haven't been enough studies to prove anything, but there's some evidence that these diet recommendations can help: 1) Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. 2) Eat foods high in folic acid, zinc, and vitamin C, or take them as supplements 3) Eat pomegranate or drink pomegranate juice.

It's been a year now since my girlfriend started trying to get pregnant, and it's not working out. What could be the problem?

wikiHow Contributor

Obesity, smoking, excessive alcohol use, and some types of drug use (legal or illegal) can reduce fertility. In many cases, however, the cause is a medical condition that requires professional treatment. For about 1 in 4 couples with this problem, even doctors cannot identify the cause (though they may still be able to help).

It depends on what you mean by "excessive" masturbating. Multiple times a day definitely will, but masturbating once a day can actually increase sperm count, due to a kind of "supply and demand" situation.

I want to get pregnant, but my husband keeps turning down sex at the best times of month. How can I fix this?

wikiHow Contributor

Some men feel performance anxiety or boredom when they feel that sex has turned into "baby making." Try to relax and have more fun in the bedroom, including having sex at unlikely times of month. You can still schedule it on your own calendar, but don't mention your cycle to your husband if he seems stressed about it.